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Fred Rissers Watchful Eye: Reflections on Legislative Service Attorney and state Senator Fred Risser retires next month after 64 years of legislative service. This glimpse can only begin to recount the remarkable career of the longest serving state legislator in both Wisconsin and U.S. history. But, well give it a try.

Its an interesting contrast.  According to the news sources and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, 2020 has seen a increase in road/traffic-related deaths - easily surpassing the totals of the last two years.  At the same time, Wisconsin is in the midst of a 15-year cycle in which yearly convictions for Operating While Intoxicated and overall alcohol-related crashes is down. The good news first: News sources report that the Legislative Reference Bureau lists yearly convictions for bo...

Drunk Driving Convictions, Related Offenses Down in Wisconsin December 29, 2020 Yearly convictions for drunken driving and other related offenses dropped by nearly 18,000 in Wisconsin between 2004 and 2018, according to a report from the state Legislative Reference Bureau. Alcohol-related fatal crashes have also declined in Wisconsin in the past 12 years, which has been a trend throughout the country, the study showed. The Wisconsin Department of Transportati...

Wisconsin drunken-driving convictions, related offenses down By: Associated Press December 28, 2020 9:32 am MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Yearly convictions for drunken driving and other related offenses dropped by nearly 18,000 in Wisconsin between 2004 and 2018, according to a report from the state Legislative Reference Bureau. Alcohol-related fatal crashes have also declined in Wisconsin in the past 12 years,, which has been a trend throughout the country, the study showed. The Wisconsin Depa...

Wisconsin drunken driving convictions, related offenses down Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Sunday, December 27, 2020 MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Yearly convictions for drunken driving and other related offenses dropped by nearly 18,000 in Wisconsin between 2004 and 2018, according to a report from the state Legislative Reference Bureau. Alcohol-related fatal crashes have also declined in Wiscon...

Madison in the Sixties – In Memoriam, University of Wisconsin The namesakes of two of the three South East dorms passed away this decade. Economics professor emeritus Edwin E. Witte, former department chair and namesake of the second southeast dorm, died May 20, 1960 at age seventy- three. Witte began his UW career as a teaching assistant in the history department, became an economics lecturer, and worked eleven years as head of the state’s Legislative Reference Bureau. He became a full pro...

Uhuru’s Crucial Decisions That Shaped 2020 23 December 2020 - 10:52 am President Uhuru Kenyatta speaking during the Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo Stadium on December 12, 2020 File President Uhuru Kenyatta’s second term in office was primarily affected by the Covid-19 pandemic which was reported in the country on Friday, March 13, 2020.  The crisis hindered development projects as money was diverted to curb the pandemic. The economy sustained a beating - and its revival will no doubt co...

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That the judge put forth was on the secretary of state saying he shouldnt publish the bill. the statutes dont require him to do so. the reference bureau does. they published the bill. the secretary of state is saying whatever he will. as you said theres a court case tomorrow on it. the judge will undoubtedly take another look. even the attorney general here in wisconsin today said that the bill is now law. >> greta: of course hes a republican. you have to look at the party aspect of this. who is...

Republican. you have to look at the party aspect of this. who is in charge of the legislative reference bureau? >> the legislative reference bureau works for the legislature. it is directly answerable to the is amendmentably and senate here in wisconsin. >> greta: who made the decision to actually publish it? you say the secretary of state told the bureau when. somebody in the reference bureau had to carry it out. who made that decision? >> director of the bureau steve miller. it is his job as h...